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Joint Operating Committee - Meeting Agenda

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Erie County Technical School, 8500 Oliver Road, Erie, PA  16509

 

Work Session – 6:00 pm

 

1.     Presentation of June 30, 2011 Audited Financial Statements, Felix & Gloekler, P.C. - Natalie Heberlein and Steve Falk

 

2.     Executive Session—Personnel

 

Regular Meeting – 7:00 pm

 

1.     Call to Order

 

A.     Moment of Reflection

B.     Pledge of Allegiance

C.     Roll Call:

Foyle, Ogden, Heath, Bucksbee, Gainer, Rogala, Scutella, Rodgers, Ring, Price, Duda

2.     Meeting Minutes

 

A.     Motion to accept the minutes of the June 23, 2011 meeting as presented

 

3.     Introduction of Guests

 

4.     Correspondence

 

A.     WQLN- thank you for contribution to TV Auction- dog houses from Construction Trades (CNT)

 

B.     Roach Hewitt, CIS Instructor - Notice of intent to retire per the Professional Unit Bargaining Agreement

 

C.     Steve Sceiford, Facilities Manager - Notice of intent to retire per the Administrative Compensation Plan  

 

D.     Paul Fritz, Business Manager - Notice of intent to retire per the Business Manager Compensation Plan

 

5.     Business

 

A.     Report – Business Manager- July Report and August Report – Paul Fritz

 

B.     Motion to approve the following reports, payments and invoices:

 

1.     Revenue and Expenditure Reports, June 30 and July 31, as presented:

a)     General Fund

b)     Food Service Fund

c)      Capital Reserve Fund

d)     Student Activities Report

 

2.     Checks and Invoices, as presented:

a)     General Fund Checks, Wire Transfers and Invoices: $ 737,482.12

b)     Food Service Fund Checks and Invoices: $ 368.00

c)      Capital Reserve Fund Checks and Invoices: $ 14,305.61

d)     Student Activity Fund Checks and invoices: $ 100.00

 

3.     VISA procurement card payment, as presented: June- $27, 534.64, July-$42,022.73

4.     Treasurer’s Report, as presented: June 2011 and July 2011

5.     General Fund – Budget Transfers – None

6.     Motion to accept the audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2011, as presented by Felix & Gloekler, P.C.

 

7.     Motion to approve the Food Service Management Agreement with Fort LeBoeuf School District effective September 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012 for $20,000, as presented

 

6.     Human and Quality Resources

 

A.     Report—Coordinator of Human and Quality Resources – Natalie Fatica

 

B.     Motion to accept the retirement of Kathy Palloto, Cafeteria Manager, effective October 17, 2011

 

C.     Motion to accept the retirement of Mary Ellen Camp, RCTC Manager, effective October 17, 2011

 

D.     Motion to move Donna Erdman, ECE instructor, to Column “E”, Step 14 of the contract salary schedule to $48,249 effective for the 2011-2012 school year

 

E.     Motion to approve Elaine Shaffer and Sandy Carr as 2011-12 SkillsUSA advisors with $1000 stipend each and to approve Robert Craft as 2011-12 National Vocational Technical Honor Society advisor with a $500 stipend

 

F.      Motion to approve Analee Cree and Jessica Fenner as substitute instructional aides for the 2011-2012 school year at the rate of pay of  $13.39 per hour effective August 26, 2011

 

G.    Motion to hire Tyler Hart as a substitute custodian at the rate of $8.00 per hour beginning September 1, 2011

 

H.    Motion to employ Mike Stoddard as a substitute Technology Technician on August 30, 2011 at the rate of pay of $10.00 per hour

 

I.       Motion to approve secondary program substitute instructors for 2011-2012, as presented

 

J.       Motion to approve RCTC instructors for 2011-12, as presented

 

K.     Motion to approve the revised Cafeteria Aide, F-2, job description, as presented

 

L.      Motion to approve employment of Heidi Tillich, and Nancy Makowski as Cafeteria Aides, Bargaining Unit Classification F-2, effective August 26, 2011

 

7.     Operations

 

A.     Administrative Reports

 

1.     Superintendent Report– James Tracy, Girard School District

 

2.     Director Report — Aldo Jackson

 

3.     Principal Report – Joe Tarasovitch

 

4.     RCTC Report- Mary Ellen Camp

 

5.     Facilities Report- Steve Sceiford

 

6.     Technology Report- Jeff Smith

 

7.     Student Instructional Support Services Report -Jan Kennerknecht, Pat Holland

 

B.     Staff Travel >400 miles (Polices: 331,431,531) - None

 

C.     Student Field Trips and Fundraising (Policy 121)

 

1.     Motion to approve a school wide community service project fundraiser that will benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation on October 28, 2011

 

2.     Motion to approve THM student travel with Bob Craft, Instructor, to Hershey, PA to participate in raising funds for the Lodging Management Program of the Pennsylvania Hospitality Foundation, September 7 through 9, 2011, estimated cost of $200

 

D.     Facility Use Requests – profit making organizations (Policy 707) – None

 

E.     Other Operations

 

1.     Motion to set tuition rates for school year 2011-2012 as follows:

a)     Secondary Program High school and adult students - $17.74 per hour

b)     Career and Alternative Education - $65.00 per day enrolled

 

2.     Motion to approve the 2011-2012 Student Handbook, as presented

 

3.     Motion to accept the donation of shingles and siding from B&L Wholesale Supply, Inc for use in the Construction Trades (CNT) program

 

4.     Motion to approve a donation from Cody Associates Inc. of 8 Hoffman Junction Boxes, for use by the Electrical Engineering (EET) program

 

5.     Motion to accept a donation from Renold, Inc. of 2 plotters for use in the DDE lab: HP Design Jet430, Wide Format, model # C4714A, and HP Design Jet 430 model # C4713A

 

6.     Motion to approve the attached Auto Body Repair Course Sequence Chart and Program Guide for delivery beginning 2011-2012 as listed

 

7.     Motion to approve a change in the name of the Tool & Die program to Precision Machining effective with the 2011-2012 school year.

 

8.     Other Business

 

A.     Discussion of ECTS Policy Manual - review of all policies

B.     Bi-Monthly JOC meetings

C.     Action Items as an agenda item

D.     National Tooling & Machining Association Scholarship (A. Foyle)

 

9.     Supplemental Information

 

A.     JOC Member Attendance Report

B.     Secondary Program Enrollment Report

C.     Secondary Program Profile- Metal Fabrication

D.     Safe Schools Hazard Assessment

E.     Report- Admissions- Lisa Sorensen

1.     Summer postcard – mailed to all enrolled ECTS students

F.      New Bus Loading & Unloading Zone

G.    Next meeting: Thursday, September 22, 2011

 

10.  Adjournment